Philip Chu, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Durham, NC
Philip Chu, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1235543356, issued on Jun 17, 2014. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Philip Chu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 2016023791 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2301 Erwin RD CB 2918, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 7, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200813000114); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Philip Chu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
2,250 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate369 claims
- Prednisone354 claims
- Methotrexate333 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen118 claims
- Allopurinol93 claims
- Leflunomide87 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,144.24
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncRaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
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- Nayana Abrol, M.D.Greensboro, NC1497956205
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Common questions
What is Philip Chu, MD's NPI number?
Philip Chu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235543356, issued on Jun 17, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Philip Chu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2301 Erwin RD CB 2918, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Philip Chu, MD's license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Philip Chu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Philip Chu, MD had 2,250 Medicare Part D claims for 399 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.